Subject: EMPIRICAL: Key Facts for Leaders in Government from the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program
From: "Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program" <[email-masked]>
To: David Sergeenko
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 13:30:04 +0000

EMPIRICAL

Monthly Brief on Relevant Data for Leaders in Government

April 2017

Health Governance Capacity: Enhancing Private Sector Investment in Global Health to Increase Economic Growth

A new study published as part of the Brookings Private Sector Global Health R&D Project examines the capacity of selected low- and middle-income nations to make effective use of external investment in global health research & development. The study assesses overall health governance capacity of 18 nations in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia by examining 25 indicators related to the five dimensions of management capacity, regulatory processes, health infrastructure and financing, health systems, and policy conditions in those countries. READ MORE>>

Human Development Report 2016: The World's Most Marginalized Are Still Being Left Behind By Global Development Priorities

Millions of people are not benefiting from progress, with the gap set to widen unless deep-rooted development barriers, including discrimination and unequal political participation, are tackled. A stronger focus on those excluded and on actions to dismantle these barriers is urgently needed to ensure sustainable human development for all. READ MORE>>

Tackling Wasteful Spending In Health: Health Expenditure Is Rising But People's Health Is Not Improving

Health expenditure is rising again in most OECD countries yet, a considerable part of this health expenditure makes little or no contribution to improving people's health. In some cases, it even results in worse health outcomes. Countries could potentially spend significantly less on health care with no impact on health system performance, or on health outcomes.  READ MORE>>

The Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program is a joint initiative of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and the Harvard Graduate School of Education in collaboration with Big Win Philanthropy, and with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the GE Foundation.

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